Saturday, October 20, 2018

Hi friends,It's been so long since I have blogged. Life is crazy busy. But I wanted to share a milestone with you. A health milestone. You can go to my Instagram account and read all about it. It's a private account so you will have to ask to follow me to get access to the post. The link is..
https://www.instagram.com/8oliveplants/

Thursday, February 15, 2018

looking out my window, it's sunny and warmer than the typical February morning: 54 degrees!

I am thinking about my day, and thankful for a quiet day at home with no errands to run.

I am thankful for the children's recovery from the virus they have been battling. Not the flu, but it's been a stubborn sickness to get rid of.

One of my favorite things is spending time in the Word early in the morning before the children wake up.

I am still working a cross-stitch project: a butterfly book mark to give to my mom.

I am wearing jeans, a blue floral print thermal long-sleeve shirt, and insulated socks. In spite of the warmer temps, I am very cold-natured. Hence, the long sleeves and socks. :)

I am reading a book written by David Livingstone, about his adventures in Africa. His quotes are excellent; I have been jotting them down in my commonplace notebook.

I am hoping to find a local cake decorating class for Natalie. She baked a beautiful heart cake for Valentine's Day, which also happens to be her oldest sister's birthday. :)

In my kitchen, I am loving my new Vitamix blender! It is so much more powerful than my Ninja blender was.

In our school room, Ian is in his second semester of his first year of college. He made the Dean's List last semester, and was invited to join the Alpha Beta Omega chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. The induction ceremony was on Sunday evening. (See photo below.) Proud Mama right here! :)

The four youngers have just finished their second term of AO, and are doing their exams today and tomorrow.

In my garden, I am already thinking about planting peas. I can't wait to start digging in the dirt.

"....to love their husbands, love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed." Titus 2: 4~5

"Her children rise up and call her blessed.." - Proverbs 31:28

"I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England." - John Wesley

" To be a mother is by no means second class. Men may have the authority, but the women have the influence. The mother, more than the father, is the one who molds and shapes these little lives from day one. " - John MacArthur

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." - Abraham Lincoln

The days are long, but the years are short.

"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality." - Beatrix Potter

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